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AWS introduced R8i and R8i-Flex instances in Europe (Milan) powered by custom Intel Xeon 6 processors, offering improved memory bandwidth and performance over prior Intel-based instances.
AWS enhanced Amazon Timestream for InfluxDB with features enabling users to create, schedule, and restore backups to improve data protection and recovery options.
AWS added Amazon Cognito as an essential skill within the Agent Toolkit for AWS, facilitating AI agent configurations for secure user and service sign-in flows.
AWS updated IAM Identity Center to allow customers to enable multi-Region support for new organization instances via a single-click during setup, reducing manual configuration steps.
AWS enhanced Amazon VPC IP Address Manager with tools to centrally monitor BGP route protection and automate RPKI management for Bring Your Own IP prefixes across accounts and regions.
The AgentCore platform for building and optimizing AI agents gains advanced context memory, policy controls, and simplified orchestration specifically for regulated environments in AWS GovCloud (US-West).
CloudWatch Alarms introduced wall clock evaluation windows to align metric alarm evaluations with fixed calendar periods like hours, days, or weeks, improving monitoring accuracy for scheduled workloads.
Amazon GameLift Servers extended its managed fleets to support additional instance types across new compute-optimized and general-purpose families, providing more architecture and processor options for game server workloads.
AWS prolonged security and operating system patch coverage for older Elasticsearch and OpenSearch versions, offering customers an extended upgrade runway with defined support timelines and fees.
Amazon Simple Email Service enhanced event notifications with an isBotEvent field to distinguish likely automated email opens and clicks from human interactions.
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